Paris Reborn Stephane Kirkland

Books to give — and get –for Holidays 2015.  Soon we’ll be posting dozens of current and classic works on photography, design, cities, natural history, science and more.  If you’re craving good reads now, here are easy links to over 100 books we recommended this year and for Holidays 2014 –with author interviews, excerpts and reviews. And there are more if you use our Books Category (check the column to the right)  to scroll back into 2013.

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Best of the Best 2014 Great writers, good storytelling, fascinating subjects  — these are the basis for the Best of the Best

Cities: History, design, destruction and revitalization, and many not-well-kept secrets in Berlin, Rome, New Orleans, New York and elsewhere

Birds, Bees Butterflies from road trips in search of birds and butterflies to suburban birding

Travel, Questing & Adventure

Bumble Bee Courtesy of American Museum of Natural History, NYC

And some extras!

Homage to Paris A dozen works, current and classic, from the 1920’s to 2013 that range from reverie to recipes.

35 Must-Read Books on Design  suggested by Fast Company

Patrick Leigh Fermor An Adventure